CLEMSON – Clemson won a hard-fought 56-55 battle of the Tigers with Auburn in the second round of the WNIT at Littlejohn Coliseum Monday night.
It was a back-and-forth battle of defenses all night long as Clemson out-rebounded Auburn 42-28 and shot 43-percent from the field in the victory. Offensively, Clemson was led by freshman Ruby Whitehorn, who had 16 points, and Daisha Bradford with 12 points. Senior Hannah Hank had 11 rebounds, just one off her career high.
Auburn jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead before Whitehorn got Clemson’s offense going. The freshman from Detroit (MI) score Clemson’s first five points for an early 5-4 lead.